What You Need:

 

1 (10 1/2 oz.) pkg. miniature marshmallows

3 T of butter

1/8 t of salt

Red and yellow gel food coloring

6 C of crisp rice cereal

6 Popsicle sticks

3 miniature Tootsie rolls, cut in half

3 miniature green apple Air Head candies, cut into thin strips

Black decorating gel

 

How to Make It:

 

Place the marshmallows, butter and salt into a large sauce pan over medium low heat.

Stirring constantly, cook 5 minutes or until completely melted and smooth. 

Remove the pan from the heat.

Stir in the red and yellow food coloring until you have reached a pumpkin orange color.

Fold in the cereal and coat well.

Lightly butter your hands and fingers and form the mixture into 6 equal size balls.

Insert 1 Popsicle stick 1/2 way up into each ball.

Place 1/2 of each Tootsie roll on the top of the ball to represent the pumpkin stem.

Roll the Air Head candy strips between your palms to form a vine.

Press the vine into the pumpkin ball as close to the stem as you can, allowing it vine over the edge of the pumpkin.

Make a face on the pumpkin using the black decorating gel.

Allow the pops to cool completely on a wire rack.

 

These make fun little treats to give out on Halloween.  Need more than 6 just double or triple the ingredients.  They also make great treats for that Halloween school party or as an after school Halloween snack.

 

Makes 6 servings